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The returning backslider, or, A commentary upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…The returning backslider, or, A commentarie upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy…
The returning backslider, or, A commentary upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy of the prophet Hosea Wherein is showed the large extent of Gods free mercy, even unto the most miserable forlorn and wretched sinners that may be, upon their humiliation and repentance. Preached by that learned and judicious divine, Dr. Sibbs, late preacher to the honourable society of Gray's Inn, and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge. Published by his own permission before his death.The returning backslider, or, A commentarie upon the whole XIIII. chapter of the prophecy of the prophet Hosea Wherein is shewed the large extent of Gods free mercy, even unto the most miserable forlorne and wretched sinners that may be, upon their humiliation and repentance. Preached by that learned and judicious divine, Dr. Sibbs, late preacher to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, and master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge. Published by his owne permission before his death.
London: printed by George for George Edwards, 1639
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE THIRTEENTH SERMON.
THIS holy Prophet, as we heard heretofore, did prophesy more then sixty years among the ten Tribes, even until the time immediately preceding their captivity and misery, in like manner as Jeremiah and Ezekiel did to the other Jews. Now because in the worst times God always had a remnant, and yet hath: therefore it is the Prophets care in ⟨image 229⟩[…] ⟨p. 401⟩[…] ⟨p. 402⟩this Chapter which we have gone over, to instruct them in divers particulars of Reformation, as we have heard at large: To return to the Lord, to take words to themselves: which words (as we have heard) are also taught them: backed with many sweet promises and encouragements, in Gods answer to their petitions. The last whereof insisted and stood upon was this, that God promiseth to be like a green fir-tree unto Ephraim (who personated all the ten Tribes) Ephraim thought before to shadow and fence himself by Idols, and league with other Idolatrous Nations, which were like Jonah rotten gourd unto them, poor shadows and defences, (but saith God) I will be a fir-tree for shadow to Ephraim, to defend him from all dangers whatsoever, and then in the next place he ads From me is thy fruit found.